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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2005
Richard Mayfield, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Douglas Mueller, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Narayan Kumar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard Mayfield, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Douglas Mueller, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Narayan Kumar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
BMC SOFTWARE, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method to reconcile multiple instances of a single computer resource identified by resource discovery operations includes: (1) accessing information describing one or more resources; (2) identifying, via the accessed information, at least one resource that has been detected or discovered by at least two of the discovery operations; and (3) merging attributes associated with the identified resource from each of the at least two discovery operations into a single, reconciled resource object. Illustrative 'resources' include, but are not limited to, computer systems, components of computer systems, data storage systems, switches, routers, memory, software applications (e.g., accounting and database applications), operating systems and business services (e.g., order entry or change management and tracking services).